Nir Arielli’s rigorous history, The Dead Sea, ranges over millennia of the landscape’s paradoxes, conflicts and botanic ...

That extraction, plus a reduction in the inflow of water from the Jordan River, has led the Dead Sea to dry up in recent decades. A 2022 Israeli government report said that since 1980, the sea has ...

The Jordan River lies between the countries of Jordan and Israel. The river also borders Syria, Lebanon, and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The river flows into the Dead Sea, which claims the ...

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, is the pope’s special envoy for the Mass of consecration of the Church of the Baptism of Christ, January 10. The site is traditionally believed to ...

There are limits to the theology of geography. Our souls are not physical places; our souls are spiritual realities. But ...

A trip to Jordan pairs history with adventure, making for a trip of a lifetime. From standing in the River Jordan to riding a ...

The Jordan River, also known as “The Great Descender,” has a significant drop in elevation from its source to destination.

the Jordan River is nobody's idea of peace on Earth. From its rowdy headwaters near the war-scarred slopes of Mount Hermon to the foamy, coffee-colored sludge at the Dead Sea some 200 miles ...

This hotel is located at the heart of Dead Sea, the lowest point on Earth, with views of the Jordan Valley, a 50-minute drive from Jordan's capital city and a on-hour drive from Queen Alia ...

On Tuesday Mr Netanyahu pledged to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and northern Dead Sea if he is returned to office following a general election next week. Officials in Jordan ...